i think now, people have moved back to the economy a little bit. i don't know that people are foe cutting on this as much. >> richard, there's going to be on october 22nd the thirdebate cuseonor pynd you can bet the republicans will use this against the president, perhaps we'll have more detailed. how much has he been weakened by the benghazi attack? >> not hugely, to be honest because he struck, as lois said a dignified tone, the presidens respse w yoec f the head of state, from national leader. you know, this is a -- clearly an incredibly messy situation, events were messy, libya has no central government that has effective control over its rritory. argue that gfiidt chaotic situation, it's natural that it takes time for the facts to emerge. you're also talking about a numb of different splinter groups at work here. and, by t way, remarkable demonstrations that actually were riots in and of themselves d hethe of thei-ti militia members, as a result of those attacks. so you know, libya, even under normal conditions, was chaotic and dysfunctional.